419 scam: "Dr. Abisa Seidu"<abisa.seidu@helen.ocn.ne.jp> Funds Transfer

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Abisa Seidu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abisa.seidu@onet.pl>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:14:52 -0500
Subject: Funds Transfer

Attn:President/Ceo.

It is my warmest pleasure writing you this business letter with a view that you will accept my request and give me a positive response hence time is essence.

I am Dr. Abisa-Seidu , Chairman Contract Award Committee with the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries,Dubai-United Arab Emirates . By the virtue of my position and the power bestowed on me by the government, I carefully and deliberately over invoiced the value of some contracts that we awarded to some foreign contractors to the tune of Twenty Two Million ,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$22,500.000.00).

Now the contracts have been fully executed and commissioned and payments are about to be made to all the contractors who have successfully executed their contracts, the over invoiced sum of $22.5 Million Dollars is what I want to transfer out of the country for our own benefit. Unfortunately as a civil servant I am not permitted by law to operate offshore bank accounts and this has constituted a major hindrance to my plan in transferring this fund out of the country and to this end I decided to look for an honest and trustworthy foreign partner who will assist to provide an offshore bank account to receive the fund for our mutual benefit hence I am seeking your assistance.

I have agreed that the owner of the account will be compensated with (45%) of the total sum for providing the account while 10 % would be sent aside to cover all local and international expenses and note that I have done my homework very well in my country, this transaction is safe and guaranteed 100% risk free.

If you are interested please get back to me and please ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy as I have to protect my job as a civil servant.

Regards,

Dr.Abisa-Seidu
Chairman CCAW, MAF.

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